cannonade
/ˌkænəˈneɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkænəˈneɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌka-nə-ˈnād How to pronounce cannonade (audio)/ (ame, mw)
cannonade — 名詞
1. a period of repeated firing from large guns that keeps hitting a place during an
連續砲擊
持續以大砲猛轟某地
a period of repeated firing from large guns that keeps hitting a place during an attack
After sunrise, the fort came under cannonade from the hills.
日出後，那座堡壘遭到山上射來的連續砲擊。
pattern: come under cannonade
Greta covered her ears when the cannonade shook the port at dusk.
當連續砲擊在黃昏時震動港口時，Greta 摀住了耳朵。
Villagers hid in the school basement during a cannonade near the bridge.
村民在橋附近爆發連續砲擊時，躲進學校地下室。
By noon, the cannonade had broken the market windows along the square.
到了中午，那陣連續砲擊已震破廣場邊市場的窗戶。
- bombardment
broader and can also be used figuratively for questions or criticism
- shelling
more specific to attacks with shells from artillery
- barrage
often stresses a concentrated burst rather than a longer period
文法句型
under cannonade
a cannonade from the hills
heavy cannonade against a town
用法筆記
Usually describes sustained artillery fire over some time, not one single shot or blast.
常見錯誤
cannonade — 動詞
- cannonadepresent simple I / you / we / they
- cannonades3rd person singular
- cannonading-ing form
- cannonadedpast simple
1. to fire cannons at a place or enemy, or to keep firing them during an attack
砲轟
用大砲持續攻擊
to fire cannons at a place or enemy, or to keep firing them during an attack
The navy cannonaded the harbor before the troops landed at dawn.
海軍在部隊黎明登陸前先砲轟了那座港口。
transitive pattern: cannonade + place
At midnight, enemy guns cannonaded again from the far side of the river.
午夜時，敵軍火砲又從河的遠端開始砲轟。
intransitive pattern: cannonade from + place
Omar's unit cannonaded the ridge until smoke covered the road.
Omar 的部隊砲轟那道山脊，直到濃煙蓋住道路。
For an hour, the ships cannonaded across the bay without moving closer.
那幾艘船在海灣對面砲轟了一小時，卻沒有再靠近。
文法句型
cannonade the harbor
cannonade the ridge
cannonade from offshore
用法筆記
Often takes the target as the object. It can also be used without an object when the guns and their firing are the main focus.